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On Monday, July 13, the White House Conference on Aging took place. It started at 10 a.m. and finished at 4:30 p.m. At 11:25 a.m., President Obama delivered some remarks.Were you aware of this event? If not, you were in good company. Newspapers, radio, television and other information sources published little or nothing about it. Apparently, most elders were not to be seen or heard.However, my computer screen received 29 emails sent by the conference staff. Not all the mailings...

I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of former assistant superintendent of Somerville schools Dan Macero.Over a rewarding 15 years as assistant superintendent from 1993-2007, I cut my central-office teeth on the informal mentoring...

Thousands of costumed comics fans will converge on the Seaport this weekend for the annual Boston Comic Con. But for those looking to stay in Somerville, the Armory is offering up a chance to mix costumes and dance.

Some residents will soon be leaving their food scraps out on the curb for pickup as part of the city’s new residential composting pilot program.Aldermen approved the pilot program, which will cost $91,890 and provide 1,000 residents...

The city's new real estate/developer consultant advised members of the Civic Advisory Committee to start working on a community benefits agreement for Union Square before the next recession hits and holds up the billion-dollar renewal project a few...

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND PRESENTS “HENRY AND THE CANNONS” at Central Library, 79 Highland Ave., Somerville, on July 30, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Free. Using the book, “Henry and the Cannons,” by Don Brown, Historic New England staff...

On July 21 at 3:37 p.m., South Boston resident Osvaldo Lima rode his bicycle the wrong way down Walnut Street in front of Somerville Police Officer Robert Hickey, who pulled Lima over.That traffic stop led to an angry exchange, an identity...

City officials are looking to sell the Powderhouse Community School in Teele Square for $2.7 million to developer MarKa, which plans to build 40 residential units and 13,275 square feet of commercial on the site, the city announced Wednesday.